Intro Week Plants

Introduction to Horticulture

Sunflower• Helianthus annuas• Annual• Mature Size: 4-10 ft.• Hardiness: N/A• Sun Exposure: Full Sun• Bloom Color: Bright Yellow• Bloom Time: Mid Summer to Early Fall• Other details:• This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds• Average Water Needs• Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next

season• This plant is resistant to deer

Calendula• Pot Marigold or English Marigold• Plant type: Annual, Herb • Height: 12" to 24“, Spread: 4" to 6" • Exposure: full sun • Blooms: Yellow/Orange– best in Spring and Fall

• Soil Condition: Moist • Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, • Used to repel insects in vegetable gardens• Cool season marigold – fades in summer heat,

rebounds when weather cools

Joe Pye Weed

• Eupatorium • Plant type: Perennial • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8• Height: 4-6’ Spread: 2-3’ • Exposure: Full Sun• Bloom Color: Purple, White • Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer • Leaf Color: Green, Purple • Landscape Uses: Back of garden, Woodland garden • Special Features: North American native, Fragrant foliage,

Attracts butterflies, Suitable for cut flowers, Medicinal Herb

Dragon TreeDracaena• Indoor foliage plant• Hardiness: N/A• Bright indirect light• Temperature: 60 – 75• Keep soil moist – don’t allow to dry out• Can reach up to 10’ tall• Long variegated leaves– may have red or yellow lines

• Pests: Mealy bugs or scale